Gerry Cooney Quotes & Sayings

“All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.”

“You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.”

“You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing.”

“I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.”

“Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.”

“I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.”

“I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.”

“Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.”

“I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.”

“Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.”